Climate Adaptation Services for the Netherlands: an operational approach to support spatial adaptation planning

Goosen, H.; Groot-Reichwein, M. A. M. de; Masselink, L.; Koekoek, Arjen; Swart, Rob; Bessembinder, Janette; Witte, J.P.M.; Stuyt, L.C.P.M.; Blom-Zandstra, Greet; Immerzeel, Walter W.

doi:10.1007/s10113-013-0513-8

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“…To address these issues, we propose solutions where climate 9 , natural hazard 10 and vulnerability data 11 are visualized by means of interactive interfaces (sometimes referred to as called climate services 12 ).…”

Section: Interactive Visual Interfaces To Climate and Climate Relatedmentioning

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VisAdapt: A Visualization Tool to Support Climate Change Adaptation

Johansson

Opach

Glaas

et al. 2017

IEEE Comput. Grap. Appl.

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In this article we present the design and implementation of the web-based visualization tool VisAdapt, developed to support homeowners in the Nordic countries to assess anticipated climate change risks, which are expected to negatively impact their living conditions and to identify possible adaptation measures. The tool guides the user through a three-step visual exploration process to facilitate the exploration of risks and adaptive action, specifically modified to the users' location and house type. We have developed VisAdapt over the course of three years in close collaboration with domain experts and end users to ensure the validity of the included data and the efficiency of the visual interface. Although Nordic homeowners are the targeted end-users of VisAdapt, the insights gained from the development process and the lessons learned from the project could be valuable for researchers in a wide area of application domains. These include how to make global changes tangible on the local level, how to develop easily accessible flow of information and how to incorporate end-user evaluations in the development process.2

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Section: Interactive Visual Interfaces To Climate and Climate Relatedmentioning

confidence: 99%

VisAdapt: A Visualization Tool to Support Climate Change Adaptation

Johansson

Opach

Glaas

et al. 2017

IEEE Comput. Grap. Appl.

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“…Others point at positive experiences, gained amongst others in a Dutch context, with bringing water managers and spatial planners together by enhancing communication and learning through climate adaptation atlases or flood maps, the establishment of special learning and action alliances, 'networks of (Potter et al 2011;Van Herk et al 2011;Goosen et al 2014). …”

Section: Implementing Flood Risk Preventionmentioning

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Recurrent Governance Challenges in the Implementation and Alignment of Flood Risk Management Strategies: a Review

Dieperink

Hegger

Bakker

et al. 2016

Water Resour Manage

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In Europe increasing flood risks challenge societies to diversify their Flood Risk Management Strategies (FRMSs). Such a diversification implies that actors not only focus on flood defence, but also and simultaneously on flood risk prevention, mitigation, preparation and recovery. There is much literature on the implementation of specific strategies and measures as well as on flood risk governance more generally. What is lacking, though, is a clear overview of the complex set of governance challenges which may result from a diversification and alignment of FRM strategies. This paper aims to address this knowledge gap. It elaborates on potential processes and mechanisms for coordinating the activities and capacities of actors that are involved on different levels and in different sectors of flood risk governance, both concerning the implementation of individual strategies and the coordination of the overall set of strategies. It identifies eight overall coordination mechanisms that have proven to be useful in this respect.

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“…Climate science, adaptation and climate compatible development (2001-present) What are the effects of climate change, to what extent are they acceptable (Dessai et al 2004;Paavola and Adger 2006), and if they are not acceptable, which societal agents should incorporate climate adaptation (Glantz 2003;Kabat et al 2005b) into their long-term strategies? Climate change had become recognised as a two-sided coin, with not only a mitigation-side to it but also entailing an assignment for adaptation Termeer et al 2011).…”

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From climate research to climate compatible development: experiences and progress in the Netherlands

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Over the past decades, significant experience has been gained in demand-driven research on climate change in many countries. In the Netherlands, a competitive call for proposals for large research programmes at the interface between policy, science and private sector was issued in 2001. Members of the Dutch climate research community proved they were able to develop two large research programme proposals which were funded: 'Climate changes Spatial Planning' and its successor 'Knowledge for Climate'. The programmes ran from 2004 to 2012 and from 2008 to 2014, respectively. Both programmes can be considered as a 10-year research programme experiment to develop knowledge about both the climate system and climate compatible development by crossing disciplines, institutions and national research funding strategies. Within this 10-year period, a trend can be observed in which a 'top-down' climate impact assessment approach is increasingly combined with a 'bottom-up' approach. Based on the 15 articles presented in this special issue (and others), we argue that this development has enriched both fundamental and applied research on climate adaptation. Despite the predominantly Dutch-oriented scope of the presented research, we believe that such experiences can be of international interest. Climate adaptation research finds itself in between global systems knowledge on the one hand and practical needs and experiences at the local, regional and national level on the other. This demands the utmost from all actors involved to enable an efficient and constructive flow and use of knowledge and expertise.

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Climate Adaptation Services for the Netherlands: an operational approach to support spatial adaptation planning

Cited by 38 publications

References 28 publications

VisAdapt: A Visualization Tool to Support Climate Change Adaptation

VisAdapt: A Visualization Tool to Support Climate Change Adaptation

Recurrent Governance Challenges in the Implementation and Alignment of Flood Risk Management Strategies: a Review

From climate research to climate compatible development: experiences and progress in the Netherlands

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